16 June 2021
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2 min read
It is the season for maggots, each female green bottle fly can lay 250 eggs in the fleece and they can hatch out after only 12 hours. After gorging themselves on the sheep, they can pupate into flies...
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PEDIGREE HEREFORD AND ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE
Perthshire farmers by trade and firefighters by choice, this father-daughter team serves its community in more ways than one
15 April 2025
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5 min read
During the Second World War, Leslie Gilbert was initially called to work in the mines but, as a farmer, he was later deemed essential to the war effort at home. So he continued farming to help feed the nation in a time of crisis
15 April 2025
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5 min read
Gov urged to address causes of stress to prevent more farmers exiting the dairy sector
14 April 2025
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2 min read
